Facilities devices and equipment serving the food production and processing of food factories in Vietnam must be inspected

Facilities devices and equipment serving the food production and processing of food factories in Vietnam must be inspected (Internet image)

Article 10 of Circular 45/2012/TT-BCT stipulates the content of inspection of the condition of food factories in Vietnam, including:

• The facilities: the location, environment; design, structure, arrangement; the ventilation system, lighting system, the water supply system, air and compressed air supply system, the waste treatment system; bathrooms, locker rooms; the waste collection and treatment system; the drainage system and sewage treatment system.

• The devices and equipment serving the food production and processing, the devices and equipment serving the packaging of food, the sanitary facilities, the equipment serving the supervision and measurement; the instruments for washing and sterilizing hands; the instruments for sample preservation; the instruments for pest prevention; detergent;

• The people who directly participate in the food production and processing: the personal protective equipment; personal sanitary equipment.

• Food preservation during the production: The warehouses of materials, packages, food additives, food processing supplements, food products; shelves for materials and finished products; instruments for temperature and humidity control; means of transporting materials and finished products.

The inspection result shall be assessed in accordance Annex I enclosed with Circular 45/2012/TT-BCT. Take samples for testing the foods that do not assure the food safety and quality according to Annex II enclosed with Circular 45/2012/TT-BCT.

In addition, Article 11 of Circular 45/2012/TT-BCT stipulates the handling of the inspection results as follows:

• The Inspectorate shall make a record according to Annex I enclosed with this Circular, and send to inspection results to the competent agency in charge of food safety and quality, and to the inspected factory.

• If the foods do not satisfy the requirements of food safety and quality as prescribed, the Inspectorate shall request the factory to rectify their failed products within the period specified in the inspection record.

• If the factory does not comply with the request for the rectification in the previous inspection record, the Inspectorate must notify the local Service of Industry and Trade and the competent agency in charge of food safety for supervising and handling.

• If the factory still fails to assure the food safety during the food production, or does not comply with the request for the rectification in the inspection record, the Inspectorate must request the competent agency in charge of food safety to handle this situation as prescribed by law.

More details can be found in Circular 45/2012/TT-BCT, which comes into force from February 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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